i loved when someone here after Prince's death claimed that Prince was a prophet in his past life and we were all his followers. maybe delusional but it's a potent idea.

And he was a prophet in this life via his music! I have to buy more of his albums, I do not have all of them. And good thing that he has Siblings who are singers/musicians, they are able to distribute Prince's music!

i loved when someone here after Prince's death claimed that Prince was a prophet in his past life and we were all his followers. maybe delusional but it's a potent idea.

And he was a prophet in this life via his music! I have to buy more of his albums, I do not have all of them. And good thing that he has Siblings who are singers/musicians, they are able to distribute Prince's music!

There is a psychic I follow on YouTube, Afrodeity Stone. She posted two videos about prince two years ago. I am still studying. And I do not like to do readings about sad situations. She posted a lot of videoes for other celebs too, Kanye West and more.[Edited 11/8/18 16:59pm]

I like to learn about different religions too. I have friends who are Muslim, they believe in Angels and they pray a lot. Catholics believe in Angels and we pray a lot. A good friend of mine is from Bangladesh, her name is Nasima. She always tells me that Allah gave me beautiful this and beautiful that(and I like compliments!). 😃[Edited 11/9/18 12:55pm]

Yes, the first Christians (although initially they saw themselves as a sect of Jews)

It's a yes or no. Catholics are Christian.

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Yes, Catholics are Christian and always were Christian from when they became the Disciples with Christ. By being the first Christians, prior to around the year 90, they considered themselves to be Jewish Christians. Since then just Christians.

Yes, Catholics are Christian and always were Christian from when they became the Disciples with Christ. By being the first Christians, prior to around the year 90, they considered themselves to be Jewish Christians. Since then just Christians.

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Why the resistance to more knowledge?

I am Catholic - I know all this - but the questoin was begging for further detail.

"'Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.'' - Thomas Jefferson

Yes, Catholics are Christian and always were Christian from when they became the Disciples with Christ. By being the first Christians, prior to around the year 90, they considered themselves to be Jewish Christians. Since then just Christians.

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Why the resistance to more knowledge?

I am Catholic - I know all this - but the questoin was begging for further detail.

I was raised Lutheran/Protestant and am not Catholic, but there are definitely some big differences between Biblical Christianity and the Roman Catholic faith, right? The position/power of the Pope, Priests taking parishioners' confessions and giving absolutions, The Rosary, Bishops Council, etc...

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I'm no expert at all, so correct me if I'm wrong, but there are differences with the RCC.

Yes, Catholics are Christian and always were Christian from when they became the Disciples with Christ. By being the first Christians, prior to around the year 90, they considered themselves to be Jewish Christians. Since then just Christians.

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Why the resistance to more knowledge?

I am Catholic - I know all this - but the questoin was begging for further detail.

I was raised Lutheran/Protestant and am not Catholic, but there are definitely some big differences between Biblical Christianity and the Roman Catholic faith, right? The position/power of the Pope, Priests taking parishioners' confessions and giving absolutions, The Rosary, Bishops Council, etc...

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I'm no expert at all, so correct me if I'm wrong, but there are differences with the RCC.

And back in the day, the Catholic priests would consult with astrologers!

I am Catholic - I know all this - but the questoin was begging for further detail.

I was raised Lutheran/Protestant and am not Catholic, but there are definitely some big differences between Biblical Christianity and the Roman Catholic faith, right? The position/power of the Pope, Priests taking parishioners' confessions and giving absolutions, The Rosary, Bishops Council, etc...

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I'm no expert at all, so correct me if I'm wrong, but there are differences with the RCC.

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I don't want this sidebar to overtake the purpose of the threas, so I will keep this short:

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Firstly, that Christians have moved on in many ways from day one about 2000 years ago is fantastic. There is not 1 single Christian today who has not. This most certaintly includes Lutherans', who are also Christian.

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The position of the Pope is Biblical: St Peter is the rock on which Jesus built His Church. The arguments about whether St Peter was the merely an equal among the 12 or the first among equals or the leader of the 12 is argued by all sides on the basis of the words and understanding of the early church and the Bible.

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The Councils are biblical: The first Council is in Bible and was about how the Judaic Laws should apply to Christian Gentiles.

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Psalm 136 uses repetition like the Rosary and many of the prayers said by Jesus are from the repetition of the psalms - in a pre-literate society repetition is how the word of God survives. Matthew, in preparing us to repeat the Lord's Prayer tells us to not babble or use empty phrases when praying. The Rosary done properly is not done as a mere mechanical repetition of empty phrases. Prayer is communion with God, not mindless chanting. This applies whether you use the Rosary or whatever process you use to put yourself in the right state of mind to focus on prayer.

I was raised Lutheran/Protestant and am not Catholic, but there are definitely some big differences between Biblical Christianity and the Roman Catholic faith, right? The position/power of the Pope, Priests taking parishioners' confessions and giving absolutions, The Rosary, Bishops Council, etc...

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I'm no expert at all, so correct me if I'm wrong, but there are differences with the RCC.

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I don't want this sidebar to overtake the purpose of the threas, so I will keep this short:

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Firstly, that Christians have moved on in many ways from day one about 2000 years ago is fantastic. There is not 1 single Christian today who has not. This most certaintly includes Lutherans', who are also Christian.

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The position of the Pope is Biblical: St Peter is the rock on which Jesus built His Church. The arguments about whether St Peter was the merely an equal among the 12 or the first among equals or the leader of the 12 is argued by all sides on the basis of the words and understanding of the early church and the Bible.

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The Councils are biblical: The first Council is in Bible and was about how the Judaic Laws should apply to Christian Gentiles.

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Psalm 136 uses repetition like the Rosary and many of the prayers said by Jesus are from the repetition of the psalms - in a pre-literate society repetition is how the word of God survives. Matthew, in preparing us to repeat the Lord's Prayer tells us to not babble or use empty phrases when praying. The Rosary done properly is not done as a mere mechanical repetition of empty phrases. Prayer is communion with God, not mindless chanting. This applies whether you use the Rosary or whatever process you use to put yourself in the right state of mind to focus on prayer.

No other Christian sect holds a human to the high power of the Pope's position, correct? Same with the Council, right? The Lutheran sect does not appoint a Council.

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What about Priests in the role of taking confessions and absolving sins confessed? This is certainly specific to the RCC, correct?